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Old 21 June 2018, 03:34 PM   #1
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I signed up for a 100km trail run

It's time to push my boundaries again, it is a race in the southern part of the Netherlands and partially in Belgium as well, the Grizzly 100 trail, October 27.
Not too far from where I live.

Going balls deep this time
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Old 21 June 2018, 03:39 PM   #2
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Old 21 June 2018, 06:35 PM   #3
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Good luck Bas. At least it won’t be to hot, hope the weather is perfect. Does it ever get hot there ?
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Old 21 June 2018, 07:18 PM   #4
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Don’t you have a car Bas ?
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Old 21 June 2018, 07:41 PM   #5
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Your an animal. Good luck.
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Old 21 June 2018, 07:44 PM   #6
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Best of luck Bas! I couldn't do that in a jeep
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Old 21 June 2018, 08:24 PM   #7
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So 62 miles. It always sounds easier when you convert it to miles…well maybe not this time!
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Old 21 June 2018, 08:56 PM   #8
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Best of luck Bas, sounds brutal.
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:24 PM   #9
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Wow, how's that for endurance? Way to go, Bas! I'll be cheering you on. Keep the updates coming
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:25 PM   #10
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Thanks guys, I'm sure I'll have fun, until the pain comes

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Good luck Bas. At least it won’t be to hot, hope the weather is perfect. Does it ever get hot there ?
It often gets to 30C which is unbearably hot IMO. But October should be around 10-15C usually with a good dose of rain, perfect!
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:27 PM   #11
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Wow, good luck Bas!!
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:28 PM   #12
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:30 PM   #13
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Unbelievable to me how you can run for such distances Bas.

I don’t even commute that far by car from Monday to Friday

I wish you all the very best, and please let us know how it goes.
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Old 21 June 2018, 09:53 PM   #14
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Old 21 June 2018, 10:06 PM   #15
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WOW...good luck! Keep us posted. You’re a beast is right...Lol
1) What does your weekly training mileage total on average?
2) At what stage does the ‘wall hit ya’ in a distance like that when you just have to grunt and push through? Ex. marathon @ 20-22mi.
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Old 21 June 2018, 10:24 PM   #16
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Excellent, and good luck! Will you wear your new OP?
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Old 21 June 2018, 10:35 PM   #17
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Damn, good for you Bas. Best of luck during your training and the race!
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Old 21 June 2018, 10:54 PM   #18
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Very cool!!! Make sure you have a very good support crew with you. If the weather or terrain is questionable (being offroad), make sure your crew has plenty of socks and shoes that you can change. I'm sure you know all the "small" issues that can become HUGE at that distance. Good luck!!!
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Old 21 June 2018, 11:01 PM   #19
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Wow, I'm tired just ready it. Good luck and enjoy!
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Old 21 June 2018, 11:45 PM   #20
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Holy Crap! Good luck.
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Old 21 June 2018, 11:51 PM   #21
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Very best of luck Bas!!

I'm already exhausted just thinking about it. I think I'll have a nap now
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Old 21 June 2018, 11:56 PM   #22
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That sounds absolutely terrifying

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Old 22 June 2018, 12:28 AM   #23
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So you’re going to more than two consecutive marathons off-road. Got it.

you’re nuts! Incredible.
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Old 22 June 2018, 12:45 AM   #24
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And I'm out here spitting my lungs out trying to run a few KMs every morning
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Old 22 June 2018, 01:16 AM   #25
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I'll definitely post some pictures when Ive survived that

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WOW...good luck! Keep us posted. You’re a beast is right...Lol
1) What does your weekly training mileage total on average?
2) At what stage does the ‘wall hit ya’ in a distance like that when you just have to grunt and push through? Ex. marathon @ 20-22mi.
There is no wall, that only happens when you're pushing super hard for a marathon PR. Ultramarathons are slower paced, you'll have to properly eat and drink in order to finish.
You do get ups and down though, just focus on all the good in life and keep pushing on

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Very cool!!! Make sure you have a very good support crew with you. If the weather or terrain is questionable (being offroad), make sure your crew has plenty of socks and shoes that you can change. I'm sure you know all the "small" issues that can become HUGE at that distance. Good luck!!!
No support crew, no pacer. Going in solo with my Salomon ADV skin pack. I might put some clean socks in it, and bodyglide

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So you’re going to more than two consecutive marathons off-road. Got it.

you’re nuts! Incredible.
Lol, that is one way to put it Ran 41.9km with 500m of elevation last Sunday, I didn't even have any soreness on Monday

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And I'm out here spitting my lungs out trying to run a few KMs every morning
I couldn't run a single kilometer consistently when I started, anyone with a healthy body and a strong mind can do this.
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Old 22 June 2018, 01:27 AM   #26
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1) What does your weekly training mileage total on average?
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Oh currently I'm running about 80km a week, will ramp that up to 100km soon.
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Old 22 June 2018, 01:31 AM   #27
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i'm sending a cortisone care package.
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i'm sending a cortisone care package.
I'll smoke some reefer the day after, to numb the pain

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Over how many days


There's an 18hour cut-off time, which is basically walking pace
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Excellent, and good luck! Will you wear your new OP?
I even have a matching running shirt!

I will probably wear a Seiko on a rubber trap, a good portion of the run is in the dark, I don't want to slam my Rolex on a rock when I fall...

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